A robot system and a color control method thereof are disclosed. The robot system includes at least two robots and a server that are connected to a communication network. The server is configured to run an IDE and display a GUI of the IDE to provide a VPL tool use the VPL tool to select first and second initial VPL blocks respectively corresponding to the first and second robots; acquire first color information indicating a first color and second color information indicating a second color respectively from the first and second initial VPL blocks; and send the first and second color information to the first and second robots, respectively. The first or second robot controls, in response to the received first or second color information, the plurality of light-emitting devices thereof to display the first or second color.
A method for suppressing vibration of a control signal for force control includes: acquiring a first output signal of a force sensing device, the first output signal including at least one of a force signal and a torque signal; processing, by an analog differential circuit, the first output signal to obtain a second output signal corresponding to a differential component of at least one of the force signal and the torque signal; and suppressing, by using the second output signal, vibration of the control signal for force control.
A method for aligning a robot end with a target object includes: acquiring a target direction for a surface to be aligned; selecting a control point, and establishing a coordinate system of the control point; controlling the surface to move along a direction such that the z-axis points in the target direction; rotating, when the surface is determined to be in contact with the target object, the surface with respect to the target object actively and keeping the surface in contact with the target object, and acquiring a first displacement of the control point; determining a relationship between the first displacement and the z-axis; determining, based on the relationship between the first displacement and the z-axis, whether a current rotation direction is a correct alignment direction; and controlling, based on the determination, the surface to be rotated.
The present disclosure provides a robot teleoperation system comprising a master robot, a slave robot, and a control system configured to cause the slave robot to follow the movement of the master robot. The control system is further configured to determine a coefficient K and determine a control force F output by the slave robot at the selected point based on the coefficient K and a displacement error between a reference point on the master robot and a selected point on the slave robot corresponding to the reference point.
A parallel robot includes a base, a moving platform, a plurality of branch chains, a plurality of driving devices, a plurality of transmission devices, a plurality of force/torque sensors, and a control device. The transmission device includes an output end. Each branch chain includes a first end connected to the output end and a second end connected to the moving platform. The driving device is configured to drive the transmission device to move. The force/torque sensor is configured to sense the force and/or torque between the driving device and the output end. The control device is configured to adjust a power of the driving device according to the force and/or torque sensed by the force/torque sensor, a target force or displacement to be loaded on the moving platform, and a preset rule until the force and/or torque sensed by the force/torque sensor matches the target force or displacement.
B25J 13/08 - Controls for manipulators by means of sensing devices, e.g. viewing or touching devices
B25J 3/00 - Manipulators of leader-follower type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform corresponding spatial movements
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
The present disclosure relates to an adhesion device and a robot having the adhesion device. The adhesion device includes a substrate, an inner surface of the substrate being configured to be in contact with an object to be adhered; a directional dry adhesive layer provided on the inner surface of the substrate, the directional dry adhesive layer having a plurality of inclined micro-wedge structures; and an adhesion layer provided on the inner surface of the substrate and surrounding the directional dry adhesive layer.
A transmission device with multiple degrees of freedom includes a first platform, a second platform, a fixing platform, first branch chains, second branch chains and transmission assemblies. The first branch chains, the first platform (10) and the fixing platform form a first multiple degrees of freedom parallel mechanism having an output end. The second branch chains, the second platform and the fixing platform form a second multiple degrees of freedom parallel mechanism having an input end. A structure of the second branch chain is similar to a structure of the first branch chain, and a size of the second branch chain is enlarged or reduced in proportion to that of the first branch chain. The transmission assemblies are configured to couple the output end to the input end.
B25J 3/02 - Manipulators of leader-follower type, i.e. both controlling unit and controlled unit perform corresponding spatial movements involving a parallelogram coupling of the leader and follower units
The present disclosure discloses a grasping device, a robot grasping jaw and a robot. The grasping device includes: a bracket; a gecko biomimetic adhesive pad having a first surface with a directional dry adhesion structure; a first connecting structure connecting the bracket and a first side of the gecko biomimetic adhesive pad; and a second connecting structure provided opposite to the first connecting structure and connecting the bracket and a second side of the gecko biomimetic adhesive pad. The first connecting structure is retractable. The first connecting structure and the second connecting structure are configured to collaboratively provide a loading force in a first direction to the gecko biomimetic adhesive pad.
Disclosed are a sealing device, an apparatus and a robot having the same. The sealing device for use between first and second members includes a first sealing component configured to be sealingly connected to the first member; and a second sealing component configured to be sealingly connected to the second member. The first and second sealing components are configured to form at least one dynamic seal with each other in a circumferential direction of the first and second members. The apparatus includes the sealing device. The robot includes a robot arm including at least a first link and the sealing device, wherein the first member is the first link and the second member is a second link, a base or an end-effector connected to the first link.
F16J 15/3236 - Sealings between relatively-moving surfaces with elastic sealings, e.g. O-rings with at least one lip having two or more lips with at least one lip for each surface, e.g. U-cup packings
A gripper with at least one gripping jaw is provided. The at least one gripping jaw includes a base, a gripping portion configured to contact an object, a flexible member connecting the base and the gripping portion, and a sensor assembly located between the base and the gripping portion. The flexible member is configured to enable the gripping portion to deflect with respect to the base when the gripping portion is subjected to a force in a first direction from the object. The sensor assembly is configured to generate a signal in response to the deflection of the gripping portion.
Methods and systems for improved haptic feedback using robotic arms are provided. In one embodiment, a haptic feedback system is provided that includes one robotic arm with at least one joint and one end effector. The end effector may be physically coupled to a user. The system may further include an external data connection to a computing device associated with an environment (e.g., a virtual environment, a physical environment). A controller may then be configured to receive force and torque information via the external data connection and role robotic arm based on the force and torque information to apply haptic feedback via the end effector to a user.
The present application relates to a cable detection method, a robot and a storage device. The method includes: acquiring an RGB image of a cable and a corresponding depth image; performing image segmentation on the RGB image, and merging pixel points in the RGB image, which are adjacent in position and have similar pixel features, into super-pixels; determining a target similarity between at least some of the super-pixels and the adjacent super-pixels, and detecting cables in the RGB image according to the target similarity between at least some of the super-pixels and the adjacent super-pixels; determining whether the cables are overlapped; and when it is detected that the cables are overlapped, determining an overlapping relationship between the detected cables according to the depth image.
A multi-degree of freedom (DOF) force and torque sensor is provided. The multi-DOF force and torque sensor includes a first rigid plate, a second rigid plate, multiple elastic elements connected between the first and second rigid plates, and multiple signal pairs connected between the first and second rigid plates. The signal pairs are used for detecting relative displacements of the first and second rigid plates in multiple directions.
G01L 3/04 - Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft
G01L 5/16 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring several components of force
The present disclosure relates to a brake mechanism, a joint actuator and a robot. The brake mechanism includes a friction member configured to be fixed to a rotor of the motor, a brake member abutting against one side of the friction member, a pushing member abutting against the other side of the friction member and configured to provide an adjustable pushing force to the brake member, a locking mechanism configured to prevent the brake member from rotating according to a brake command.
F16D 55/02 - Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction, e.g. disc brakes with axially-movable discs or pads pressed against axially-located rotating members
F16D 59/02 - Self-acting brakes, e.g. coming into operation at a predetermined speed spring-loaded and adapted to be released by mechanical, fluid, or electromagnetic means
F16D 55/00 - Brakes with substantially-radial braking surfaces pressed together in axial direction, e.g. disc brakes
Methods and systems for improved control of robotic arms are presented. In one embodiment, a method is presented that includes predefining a plurality of motion primitives, which may include one or more preconditions and effects. A target state for a plurality of workpieces may be determined as well as an initial state of the plurality of workpieces. A sequence of operations may be generated based on the preconditions and/or effects of the motion primitives, as well as the target state and the initial state. Executing the sequence of operations may be capable of changing the plurality of workpieces from the initial state to the target state.
A method, system, and non-transitory, computer-readable medium are provided for estimating a direction of gravity with respect to a robot. The method includes rotating a first joint. A first torque information of the first joint is recorded during rotation of the first joint. A second joint is then rotated. A second torque information of the second joint is recorded during rotation of the second joint. The direction of gravity is then estimated with respect to the robot based on the first torque information and the second torque information. The method provides an efficient way for determining the direction of gravity with respect to the robot.
B25J 9/04 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by movement of the arms, e.g. cartesian co-ordinate type by rotating at least one arm, excluding the head movement itself, e.g. cylindrical co-ordinate type or polar co-ordinate type
A robotic arm includes multiple joints and multiple links. The links are connected successively by the joints. At least two of the joints may each comprise a sensor configured to measure force and torque information in multiple DOF of its respective joint. In certain implementations, the sensor may be located between an input part of the respective one of the at least two joints and an output part of the respective one of the at least two joints.
The present disclosure discloses a fibrillar, directional adhesive assembly, a gripper, and a robot including a gripper. In one embodiment, the fibrillar, directional adhesive assembly includes a carriage, a layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive, and at least one load component. The carriage may have a first lateral side and a second lateral side adjacent to the first lateral side and the at least one load component may connect the layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive to the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The load component may be capable of loading shear force from the carriage to the layer of fibrillar, directional adhesive along a first direction and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction.
An industrial robot and a robot are provided. The industrial robot may include a number of links, a number of actuators connected by the links, a number of light devices and a controller. Each light device may be arranged around the respective actuator and between two adjacent links. The controller may be utilized to control each light device to indicate the state of the respective actuator. Since the light device is arranged around the actuator, a user of the robot may observe the light device at any position relative to the robot. Thus, the user may easily learn the state of the actuators of the robot based on the lighting of the corresponding light device.
G08B 5/36 - Visible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electric transmissionVisible signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems, remote indication of seats occupied using electromagnetic transmission using visible light sources
H05B 45/10 - Controlling the intensity of the light
Methods and systems for insertion mounting workpieces are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes acquiring a position of the second fitting part of the receiving component, moving the first fitting part of the workpiece towards the second fitting part of the receiving component until the workpiece is in contact with the receiving component, and rotating the workpiece while pressing the workpiece towards the receiving component. The implementation of the present disclosure may be applied for various types of workpieces and receiving components and may overcome minor deviations of positions between the workpiece and the receiving component during the insertion operation, thereby improving the efficiency of the insertion operation.
The present disclosure provides a gripper of a robot and a robot including the same. The gripper may include a case, a plurality of fingers rotatably connected to the case, and a plurality of connecting rods. A first end of each of the connecting rods may be connected to a respective one of the fingers. The gripper may also include a driving assembly connected to a second end of each of the connecting rods, and the driving assembly may be configured to drive the second end of each of the connecting rods to move along a moving direction so as to drive the plurality of finger to rotate. The gripper may further include a force detecting assembly connected to the case and the driving assembly, which may be configured to limit a position of the driving assembly along the moving direction and to detect a force from the driving assembly.
An actuator of a robotic system and a robot are provided. The actuator may include a center shaft, an outer shell connected to the center shaft, an input flange, and an output flange coaxially installed on the center shaft, a torque sensor and a motor assembly. The input flange and the output flange are radially fixed with at least one of the outer shell and the center shaft through a plurality of bearings. The torque sensor is connected between the input flange and the output flange, and configured to measure a torque transmitted by the input flange and the output flange. The motor assembly is coupled to the input flange. Disturbances transmitted from either side of the torque sensor may be isolated from the torque sensor. Therefore, the reliability of the readings of the torque sensor may be improved.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
B25J 9/10 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
B25J 9/12 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements electric
The present disclosure describes a sealing apparatus for a robot and an articulated robot utilizing the sealing apparatus. In one embodiment, the sealing apparatus includes a first enclosure and a second enclosure. The second enclosure may be rotatably connected to the first enclosure such that the first enclosure and the second enclosure cooperatively define a gap between the first enclosure and the second enclosure. The sealing apparatus may further include a seal disposed in the gap such that the seal and the second enclosure cooperatively define a chamber. The sealing apparatus also includes an elastomer disposed in the chamber. The elastomer may be compressed by the seal and the second enclosure to generate an elastic force that presses the seal against the first enclosure.
B25J 19/00 - Accessories fitted to manipulators, e.g. for monitoring, for viewingSafety devices combined with or specially adapted for use in connection with manipulators
B25J 9/12 - Programme-controlled manipulators characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements electric
A teaching system for a robot is provided, including a motion bar for controlling the robot and a robot system utilizing the teaching system. In one embodiment, the teaching system is provided including a first controller configured to provide motion-related control functions for controlling motion of the robot. The teaching system may also include a second controller configured to provide control functions other than the motion-related control functions for programming one or more actions of the robot.
A gripper and a robot are provided. The gripper may include a shell and at least two finger assemblies. The finger assemblies are utilized to grasp an object on two opposite sides of the object. Each finger assembly may include a connecting rod, a pad portion and a layer of synthetic fibrillar adhesive. The connecting rod may be movably connected to the shell. The pad portion may be connected to the connecting rod, and the connecting rod may move the pad portion towards the object under a driving force. The layer of synthetic fibrillar adhesive may be attached to the pad portion. Microfibers of the layer of synthetic fibrillar adhesive may be inclined away from the shell.
An axial force sensor, a robot gripper and a robot are provided. The axial force sensor includes a sensing diaphragm and at least two signal pairs. The sensing diaphragm includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a connecting element connected between the inner ring and the outer ring. The connecting element is more compliant in a direction of the axial force to be detected than in other loading directions. Each signal pair includes a signal emitter and a signal receiver. The signal emitter is coupled to one of the inner ring and the outer ring. The signal receiver is coupled to the other of the inner ring and the outer ring.
G01L 1/12 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in the magnetic properties of materials resulting from the application of stress
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Multi-axis force and torque sensor and robot having the same
A multi-axis force and torque sensor and a robot are provided. The sensor includes a first supporting element, a second supporting element, a deformable component connected between the first supporting element and the second supporting element, and multiple signal pairs. The deformable component is configured to deflect in response to applied external force and torque in multiple directions. Each of the multiple signal pairs includes a magnet and a hall effect detector. The magnet is mounted on one of the first supporting element and the second supporting element, and the hall effect detector is mounted on the other. The hall effect detector is located corresponding to the respective magnet. One or more magnetization directions of the magnets of the signal pairs are different such that the signal pairs are capable of measuring force and torque applied on the first supporting element and the second supporting element in different directions.
G01L 5/16 - Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque, specially adapted for specific purposes for measuring several components of force
G01L 1/12 - Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in the magnetic properties of materials resulting from the application of stress
G01L 3/10 - Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft involving electric or magnetic means for indicating
A torque sensor is provided that includes a deformable plate that includes an inner part and an outer part. The torque sensor may also include one or more elastic elements that connect the inner part and the outer part. The torque sensor may also include a transducer mounting plate that is rigidly connected to the inner part of the deformable plate. In certain embodiments, the elastic elements include at least one serpentine-shaped elastic element. In other embodiments, the elastic elements may include a beam structure. In some embodiments, the torque sensor includes a plurality of zeroing pins and zeroing pin slots which, when engaged, constrain the rotation of the torque sensor to a smaller zeroing range. In certain embodiments, the torque sensor may also include a plurality of hard stop pins that engage a stopping when an applied torque exceeds a predetermined threshold.
G01L 3/10 - Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft involving electric or magnetic means for indicating
G01L 3/08 - Rotary-transmission dynamometers wherein the torque-transmitting element comprises a torsionally-flexible shaft involving optical means for indicating
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Opposed, controllable gecko adhesive gripper system with scalable manufacturability
A gripper system is provided that includes first and second linear carriages and first and second gecko adhesive patches. The gecko adhesive patches may have first and second surfaces, and a thin rigid backing may be attached to the second surface of the gecko adhesive patches. At least one layer of non-stretchable, flexible film may be glued to the thin rigid backing and a thick rigid backing may be glued to the film. The gripper system may further include a loading film. In other embodiments, the gripper system may include first and second pluralities of support tendons, which may connect the gecko adhesive patches to the carriages.
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